Hands On: Stunning, Gorgeous El Shaddai Is Action-Gamer Bliss: The upcoming Japanese action game is an impressive, surrealist take on the Book of Enoch.
In El Shaddai’s interpretation of the Biblical story, seven angels have abandoned Heaven and are cavorting with mortals on Earth. God isn’t a big fan of angel/human fanfiction, so he sends a guy named Enoch to stop them. That would be you.
The game takes place in the legendary Tower of Babel, where each of the seven angels has taken over a floor and turned it into his own personal paradise. One floor, for example, is all about nature — you’ll hop among flowers and clouds of petals as you smash through the angel Ezekiel’s cherubic minions. Another floor contains Mario-esque platforming, while the sixth level takes you on a wild motorcycle romp that’s reminiscent of Final Fantasy VII’s iconic Midgar escape sequence.